The strange ruins that are safe and sound in the abyss are already close at hand—of course, "close at hand" here is a rather special concept, just like the void environment, the distance cannot be measured in the abyss, it is not that there is no such thing It is an attribute, but this value is very confusing, just like a map with disordered scales and changing at any time, it is difficult to observe, so in the gate of the abyss, the "distance" can only be judged by your own perspective. Therefore, we on the ship can rely on the ordered mathematical model we are in to measure the distance to another entity, but if you are outside the deep diving ship, it is likely that what you see is completely different , You may see that there are still hundreds of thousands of miles between the deep diving ship and the wreckage belt, or you may see that the two have just passed each other, or you may even see nothing, everything is in a chaotic random state.
Of course, the above is just a digression. For everyone in the deep diving boat, the wreckage is just drifting slowly as usual.
"It doesn't look unusual, but I can't tell what it is." Anses focused on the picture from the monitor. Even at a fairly close distance, the monitor is still subject to some interference. This is already the most advanced information scanning device we can manufacture, but the picture it sends back is still distorted—fortunately, it does not affect viewing.
I also looked at the wreckage curiously. They were obviously man-made objects with a luster between metal and plastic. They were very numerous and varied in size. The fragments should be only a few meters in size. These messy wreckages seemed to be torn apart by an explosion, but for some reason they did not drift away, but maintained a relatively dense formation: the distance between the wreckages was very close, and The relative distance seems to remain the same, as if it was frozen there at the moment of the explosion... It looks like a snapshot.
These wrecks have painted surfaces and the main color is black. There are occasional streaks of red or buff, and apart from the peeling marks on the edges of each piece, the paint is basically intact and bright and in good condition. It is incredible. Looking at these wrecks so well, I almost If you wonder if there is an abyss outside, are they not afraid of erosion at all
"The target has no energy response. The information outflow is kept at an extremely low level, and signs of activity are basically ruled out," an ancestor looked at the device in front of him and reported quickly, "It is slowly approaching...the target is not abnormal."
"That thing looks like something made by the fallen apostles," I muttered, "it's all black and red. Where did this aesthetic concept come from? It's so black that it's flying into space, so it's not afraid of spaceships." Turn off the lights and disappear."
"Only the painting is similar. The style of these fragments should not be the creation of the Fallen Apostles," Ansers said without raising his head, "And it seems that the things sent by the civilization on the other side are also in this color, I think this should be Floating over from the other side."
"At present, the artifacts we received from the other side are basically black shuttles. There are also some fragments that floated with the black shuttle," I pondered. There is no difference in matter, and it will disintegrate quickly when facing the abyss without protection, but there is not even a shield around these wreckages... Could it be that the technology level on the other side exploded, and the deep diving technology has directly advanced by leaps and bounds to the point where there are no shields? Is it necessary?"
"Isn't this still a wreck? Maybe they're just more advanced in material science," Ansers smiled. He turned his head and glanced at me, "Analyzed before, the technical level of the civilization on the other side should not be... Why do I always feel that you are pointing the back of your head at me?"
I couldn't laugh or cry, so I turned around and asked him to confirm that the black faceless man in front of me couldn't see his face on the other side, and then I muttered resentfully: "The back of my head, the back of my head, I don't even know that I have changed. Which side behind me is the front and which side is the opposite? Now my viewing angle is 360 degrees with multiple depths of field. It was hard for me to adapt to this form at the beginning. If you continue to complain like this, it will make me unable to find the north. Do you know... "
Ansers laughed awkwardly, and at this time the deep dive ship had already moved closer to the edge of the wreckage belt. The notification sound from the shipboard host when the small detector was released interrupted our conversation. I looked at the holographic projection in the center of the main control room, and I happened to see several small shiny balls floating towards the largest piece of wreckage: those The small ball is the special detector carried by the deep diving ship.
Everything in the abyss environment must be specially made, because as long as you leave the deep diving ship, everything outside is deadly, so even a few small probes must carry triple refresh shields—even then they cannot It can only be used as a one-time device. Due to the limited power of the miniaturized shield and the energy limit of the detector, it is basically difficult for these gadgets to come back intact. With a painful look: "These things are precious. If you use one, you need one less, and you can't mass-produce it."
The controller in charge of manipulating the salvage unit began to report: "The first piece of wreckage has been scanned, and no suspicious signs have been found. It is ready to be towed to the Ganaku. This is a high-risk operation. All teams should pay attention to the readings of the early warning system. If there is any situation, immediately abandon the towing mechanism and Garage section."
"The Ganaku is pre-opened, the power of the shield is increased to the highest level, and the shielding layer is being deployed near the target... start pulling."
The surface of the hundreds of meters long wreckage is covered with a halo-like thing, which is that the detector is wrapping the target with a disposable barrier to reduce the possibility of the deep diving ship being contaminated by the target during the recovery process. , this barrier can only last for a few minutes, so the next operation basically cannot have any bumps. At the same time, the shield system of the deep diving ship will also increase the refresh rate to the limit, which can play a certain role in purification when foreign objects approach the deep diving ship, just as the controller said: the next thing to do is a high-risk operation , any step must not be sloppy.
Recovering an object of unknown origin into the deep submersible inside the Abyss Gate is a high-risk operation second only to closing the shield in terms of operating procedures. Although Tavier designed this function for the spacecraft and compiled a set of theories Careful safety operation regulations, but in fact we have never done this before - the black shuttle was only captured after leaving the abyss gate, and other equipment that needs to be retracted inside the abyss gate obviously does not belong to " The origin is unknown." Recovering the wreckage in front of me is the first time since the beginning of the New Empire Deep Dive Project. I found that the expressions of everyone on the scene were very serious, and the tense atmosphere permeated the main control room.
His void domain has covered the entire spaceship, theoretically nothing can happen. So it's relatively easy for me.
Everything went well. The first piece of wreckage was smoothly pulled into the shield range of the deep-submersible ship under the action of the tractor beam, and arrived at Ganaku after initial purification. After that, it will accept Ganaku's second Purification can finally be placed in the isolation room of the warehouse. The shipboard host monitors the pollution readings throughout the process, and it is not until the second purification is complete that it finally comes to a conclusion: the target is indeed safe.
"Okay. Let's collect the remaining pieces at once." Ansers was obviously relieved, and the atmosphere in the entire main control room also relaxed. Next, the power of the traction unit was fully activated, and the remaining detectors were released one after another. After the first experience, it will be much easier to recover the remaining wreckage. I looked at the recovery screen from the monitor and was curious. He asked calmly: "Speaking of which, can these wrecks be put down?"
The group of wreckage in front of them looked quite large. Basically, it is an oblate spherical fragment belt with a radius of more than ten kilometers. Putting these fragments together may not be much smaller than the deep-diving ship we are on. Although the deep-diving ship’s nacu The environment is special. In order to reduce the pressure on the spacecraft, the space expansion, phase distortion, and coordinate engine-like equipment on this spacecraft are all limited to very low power, so I am very worried whether the so many wreckage in front of me can be transported clean at once.
"It should be fine." Ansers smiled reassuringly, "Tavel upgraded the spaceship a while ago, added a small storage space, and adjusted the parameters of the space expansion equipment slightly. It's done. These things are easy."
I nodded, and started the boring waiting process. After that, I basically had nothing to do with myself... In other words, it seemed that I had nothing to do with myself from the beginning. I came here to act as a safety lock. In case the wreckage is at risk, I will open it in time to ensure safety. I can only do the part that requires professional knowledge during the salvage process. I can only do it without knowing it. Apart from chatting with Ansers occasionally, the rest of the work should be boring. of waiting.
But just when I thought nothing would happen next, an operator suddenly pointed at the surveillance image sent back by the detector and exclaimed: "What is this?"
I quickly looked up, only to be stunned by what was on the screen: a person.
Yes, you read that right and I read that right, it’s just one person. A tall, slender girl with black hair and black skirt, pale skin, standing harmlessly in the center of the picture. And smiling at the camera!
Do you know how creepy I am at this moment? It's been a long time since I met a bunch of cheating emperors five years ago. Now I am not afraid of encountering supernatural phenomena in any seemingly strange environment, and I am not afraid of a cold body passing through me when I sleep alone at night—because I have Anwena at home, and I am not afraid of the desk lamp in a room where there is no one in the middle of the night All of a sudden, it lights up by itself—because Ding Dong often sleeps in it, and he is not afraid of seeing other people’s faces in the mirror when he looks in the mirror—because the mirror at home is a magic mirror that was knocked from the God Realm back then. You have to put up with playing porn in the mirror. In short, I have been used to all kinds of bizarre scenes, and once thought that my nerves had been so strong that they were almost petrified, but at this moment I suddenly realized that there are actually more bizarre things in this world, and there is no end to them.
I saw a person in the gate of the abyss! And according to the equipment telemetry, it was still an "ordinary person" without any high-energy reactions! There is no shield around him, no equipment on his body, just wearing a black dress that looks like it costs 80 yuan, standing harmlessly among the piles of spaceship wreckage, and smiling at this side!
"Ding..." I muttered to myself, and then quickly clapped my hands, "Check the monitor and the communication link to see if there is a crossover, maybe it's just the female anchor of the 8:00 p.m. talk show in Shadow City..."
Obviously I'm a bit confused at this point, because we all know that the most famous talk show in Shadow City doesn't start until after 9 pm, and the host is a goblin... By the way, does it make me more confused by mentioning this
"The condition of the monitor and communication link is normal, the telemetry system is normal, and there is no sign of pollution on the shipboard main engine." The operator quickly checked all the equipment on the spacecraft, even including the basic data of the shipboard main engine, because this is the abyss area, if the shipboard If the loader host is contaminated, it is very likely that there will be any bizarre failures, and naturally this kind of strange picture will also be sent back. But the inspection results showed that the mysterious woman outside really existed, and the spacecraft itself had no malfunctions.
"Could it be that we are hallucinating?" Anses couldn't help muttering.
"No," I glanced at him, "I've seen it all—theoretically, I won't have hallucinations. You guys wait here a moment, and I'll go over to see what's going on."
After saying this, I teleported away from the deep diving ship in the void form: it is best not to cancel the transformation rashly until you are sure that the other party is harmless, and the deep diving ship also has a cargo hold of toxic wreckage. I still have to keep my void domain to keep it safe.
As soon as I came outside, the unique and unpleasant atmosphere inside the gate of the abyss flooded towards me, as if everything in all directions was hostile to me and tried to attack me. I knew this was the The so-called natural opposition of non-order to order, but the concentration of the abyss here is not enough to pose a fatal threat to itself. So I ignored the bad environment around me, and just put my "sight" on the wreckage not far away.
This time, instead of going through the monitor of the deep diving ship, I used my own mental power to observe directly. The mysterious figure was still standing there with a smile on his face, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.
I observed the other party silently for a while, and suddenly felt that that face was vaguely familiar. It took me a few seconds to search my memory before I finally remembered where I had seen this face: not so long ago! On the spaceship that crashed on the earth 70,000 years ago! This face is in the image left by Abyss Xiling.
Looking back, during the border war more than half a month ago, we had an unexpected encounter with Abyss Xiling...it was also her!
The opponent is Abyss Xiling!
"Attention, it's an emergency. Inform the Deep Submarine Port Force to forcibly destroy the gate at any time. I'll come here to find a way to prevent Sandora from sending people here. The Abyss Spirit has appeared!" I quickly connected with An Seth said a word, and then hung up the communication regardless of whether the other party answered or not. Next, focus all your attention on the figure not far away.
I didn't realize the identity of the other party at the beginning, that's because I never expected to meet Abyss Xiling in this kind of place, and it can even be said that I would not react immediately when I suddenly met her anywhere—if you When I was buying vegetables in the supermarket, I suddenly met a monk with a rough face and a thunderous mouth. I must have posted on Weibo and then looked for the camera at the first time. I never thought that this was the fight against the Buddha who went down to the earth to buy tofu brains for Tathagata. The inertia of thinking is really a thing terrible thing.
And more importantly, the appearance of Abyss Xiling will also change from time to time like the soft girl Xiling, although the former seems to maintain the same form most of the time. But she also changes her image sometimes, so whether it is for the soft girl Xiling or the abyss Xiling, I have never seriously remembered their faces: I can't remember...
Abyss Xiling and I looked at each other across a pile of ruins, facing each other silently. Facing the supreme ruler (predecessor) of the Fallen Apostles, I instinctively raised my vigilance, and at the same time, I made up my mind: In view of the cunning nature of the opponent, I must make sure that the enemy does not move and I do not move, and if the enemy moves, I will be confused Move—we can't make her guess we're ready to destroy the gate anyway.
But after a while of confrontation, I suddenly remembered something: Abyss Xiling doesn't seem to have the ability to fight, right
She is just an Internet ghost, and like Xi Ling, she is a pure consciousness. Although she is powerful, it is reflected in her computing power, commanding power, and the power of her subordinates. If you really want to say "battle"... she even lost her terminal equipment. I can't even talk to people in the real world, so what am I doing now that I'm facing an enemy? And if I take ten thousand steps back, I can't seem to hit the opponent even if I am facing the enemy. The dead end in front of me should be an interactive terminal, and I can't see the fleet of fallen apostles around, so it seems that no matter how vigilant I am, I have nothing to fight coming.
Thinking of this, it finally dawned on me that I've been basically an idiot for the past two minutes...
At this time, Abyss Xiling still maintained that smiling look in the distance. From the beginning to the end, she didn't make any other movements, and she didn't take the initiative to speak. It was only when my eyes finally fell on her that the other party rushed towards her. He beckoned and waved, his appearance was really calm and calm, if you don't consider the surrounding atmosphere or the other party's identity, you will almost mistakenly think that it is a high school classmate who greeted you across the road.
To be honest, I was really at a loss at this time, because I didn't know what action to take in this situation: hit the past? No target, the other party is just a shadow, say hello to her? It feels too weird. After all, from our standpoint and the surrounding environment, now is obviously not the time to ask each other what they have for lunch. Ask for help? That's even more unreliable, is it possible to invite a lot of people to stay here with me in a daze? As for turning your head and leaving, that's even more nonsense, but I think that if I really turn my head back, it will definitely make Abyss Xiling stunned: she must not have imagined that my card playing routine is like this...
I tentatively moved closer to Abyss Xiling, and decided that no matter what was going on, I should first figure out what the other party wanted to do before talking about it. At the same time, I was a little depressed: if this guy appears, he will appear, just be so engrossed What does it mean to stand so far away and giggle this way? You should at least take the initiative to tell me why you are here.
As a result, as soon as I thought of this, I heard a voice from the spiritual world:
"You are finally willing to get close. The interference here is not so strong—I haven't seen you for a long time, so don't come here?" , is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.) RT